[Jewelry making - Article 00034] - Re: [Orchid] Patterned wire

[Lisa Orlando]

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    I just received my copy of the new Otto Frei tool catalog (thank
    you, John). It's a huge improvement--very easy on the eyes, and with
    a sense of humor too. 

    They have draw plates for a couple of dozen different shapes of wire
    (plus, you can special order hundreds of others). I admit that I
    don't really know a whole lot about what's out there in jewelry tool
    land, but I've never seen anything like this before. 

    Of course, they cost a pretty penny, but, when I have a home again,
    and some money, I'm going to get a garage door opener and set up a
    draw bench and make some wild stuff. It never seemed worth it for
    plain wire... 

    Usual disclaimers--but notice that Otto Frei has become an Orchid
    supporter. 

    Lisa Orlando
    Aphrodite's Ornaments
    In a motel in Vallejo, CA

    PS: Jack Ogden's book describes ancient, low tech ways of making
    patterned wire (wire was originally made of strips, not drawn). You
    can make beaded wire by rolling a patterned mold onto annealed wire.
    If you can't picture that, talk to your librarian...

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